CU Community · Tennessee · 2025

CU Community in Tennessee: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

CU Community took 149 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #261 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 47.0% of them and denied 10.1% (13.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

149Applicationsin TN
13.9%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
7.13%Median ratestate 6.62%
$125,000Median loanstate $225,000
$11MVolume39 counties

CU Community in Tennessee vs the state

10.1%Denial rate-7.07 pts vs state
13.9%Decision denial rate-7.79 pts vs state
47.0%Origination rate-11.10 pts vs state
7.13%Median rate+0.50 pts vs state
1.20Rate spread (pts)+0.97 pts vs state
$87kMedian applicant income
70Loans originated
15Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231638313.5%7.50%#216
20241868111.8%7.63%#212
20251497010.1%7.13%#261

What CU Community lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 29 19% · 13.8% denied
Refinance 19 13% · 26.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 92 62% · 6.5% denied
Home improvement 9 6% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 144 97% · 10.4% denied
FHA 3 2% · 0.0% denied
VA 1 1% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Credit history 12 80%
Collateral 3 20%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most CU Community applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Putnam County 26101 3.8%
Davidson County 2072 10.0%
Hamilton County 14110 0.0%
Blount County 760 0.0%
Knox County 731 14.3%
Overton County 510 0.0%
Washington County 440 0.0%
White County 420 0.0%
Robertson County 410 0.0%
Loudon County 412 50.0%

Other large lenders in Tennessee

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 16,50317.3%6.50%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 12,45810.9%6.12%
Regions BankC 11,24736.5%4.99%
Vanderbilt Mortgage and FinanceF 9,64935.8%8.75%
Mortgage Research CenterC 6,56817.3%6.25%
FirstBankC 5,67714.5%6.88%
CMG MortgageA 5,6432.9%6.50%
Freedom MortgageB 5,4938.0%6.25%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 5,33111.2%6.00%
Mortgage Investors GroupB 4,4543.5%6.50%

Frequently asked questions

Tennessee: 149 applications in 2025, of which 70 were originated and 15 denied.

10.1% of all applications, or 13.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans CU Community originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 7.13%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are CU Community's own HMDA filing for properties located in Tennessee, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology